Today my good friend, Manoj Tamang, and I walked to Singe Village (from Nagarkot this is a 5 hour return trip) to give the children & teachers of Shree Deupur School 80+ library books (mainly Room to Read bi-lingual books) and sporting equipment (soccer balls, volley balls & net, badminton sets & skipping ropes). The money to purchase these resources was raised from my market stall (May 2010) and donations from my family. NAFA also gave a special gift to the school of a big colourful Atlas. The money raised will also fund shelving so the teachers can set up a proper library for the students. 
All the teachers and children crammed in one classroom and Manoj talked to them about how the money was raised and that it is very important to look after the books and equipment. We handed out the books for a photo and there was a mad scramble as each child wanted to hold a
book ... the littlest kids at the front were getting squashed!
We gave each child a gift of a pencil to take home with them ... it was amazing how excited they were over one pencil! Then we went outside and played with the sporting equipment ... the boys went crazy with the soccer ball and the girls loved the skipping ropes. 
The badminton sets were a huge hit but the birdies kept getting stuck on the roof of the classrooms. 
It was a fantastic day ... everyone was very very happy and appreciative and the children & teachers loved the books and equipment.
While we were there we also checked out the building of the new toilet block. At the moment there is one toilet for 175 children and 10 staff and drinking water is carried in one small container from a nearby water pipe. The Nepali Govt is funding the new toilet block which is currently being built by community members. 
Once this is finished a new water tap will be installed and the water pipe will be run from the water source 1.5 kms away ... this water project has been funded by NAFA :)) http://www.nafa.org.au/
All the teachers and children crammed in one classroom and Manoj talked to them about how the money was raised and that it is very important to look after the books and equipment. We handed out the books for a photo and there was a mad scramble as each child wanted to hold a
book ... the littlest kids at the front were getting squashed! 
We gave each child a gift of a pencil to take home with them ... it was amazing how excited they were over one pencil! Then we went outside and played with the sporting equipment ... the boys went crazy with the soccer ball and the girls loved the skipping ropes. 
The badminton sets were a huge hit but the birdies kept getting stuck on the roof of the classrooms. 
It was a fantastic day ... everyone was very very happy and appreciative and the children & teachers loved the books and equipment.
While we were there we also checked out the building of the new toilet block. At the moment there is one toilet for 175 children and 10 staff and drinking water is carried in one small container from a nearby water pipe. The Nepali Govt is funding the new toilet block which is currently being built by community members. 
Once this is finished a new water tap will be installed and the water pipe will be run from the water source 1.5 kms away ... this water project has been funded by NAFA :)) http://www.nafa.org.au/ 
